Norman J. Hearn to Sen. Milton Marks Opposing California Bill S-2419 on Spraying Asbestos, with Federal Register Attachment and AIA Mailgram (1974)

Letter from Norman J. Hearn of Union Carbide to California Senator Milton Marks opposing S-2419, a bill to prohibit spraying of asbestos-containing substances on buildings after July 1, 1975. The letter argues that existing federal EPA, OSHA and California regulations are adequate. It is followed by pages of the April 6, 1973 Federal Register asbestos emission standard and a mailgram from the Asbestos Information Association to a Union Carbide product manager opposing the bill.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Letter from Norman J. Hearn, Union Carbide, to Sen. Milton Marks opposing S-2419 (August 6, 1974), with cc and bcc list
• Pages 3-5: Federal Register, Vol. 38, No. 66, April 6, 1973: excerpts of the National Emission Standard for Asbestos preamble, references, and regulatory text (including spray-on 1 percent limit)
• Page 6: Mailgram from R. M. Merceness (Asbestos Information Association/North America) to William C. Thurber, Union Carbide, forwarding a message to the California Assembly Health Committee opposing the bill

People and organizations

From Norman J. Hearn (Regional Vice President, Union Carbide Corporation) to The Honorable Milton Marks (California State Senate).

• Norman J. Hearn (author)
• The Honorable Milton Marks (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• ACGIH (named)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• California State Senate (named)
• CMA (named)
• Federal EPA (named)
• National Academy of Sciences (named)
• OSHA (named)
• U.S. Bureau of Mines (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · U.S. Bureau of Mines.

About this copy

This is document UC-1321 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages.